I seem to be preparing and eating a lot of dishes with peanut butter based sauces these days …. and I don’t mind at all! Trends seem to go in waves in the blogging world. I was thrilled to see that our Craving Ellie in My Belly event this week, chosen by The Tortefeasor, was […]

This will be my first post for Barefoot Bloggers, a twice monthly event that features recipes by Ina Garten (The Barefoot Contessa). The recipe for this period was supposed to be posted yesterday, but a typical pounding jungle storm cut our satelite service for the day, so I’m a bit late. The recipe was chosen […]

Can anyone guess what this is? Hint: its really old and yes, it belongs in the kitchen.

We don’t eat salads nearly often enough. Salads are not at all popular in the jungle. Soups are, surprisingly for this hot climate, almost universally served instead of salads. When salads are served here, they are usually salads that aren’t based on any type of lettuce or greens … salads like carrot salads, beet salads, […]

About 30 years ago I developed a recipe for bran muffins and for carrot cake that were so great that I have not only made them unchanged ever since, but I’ve made them and sold them here in my little jungle community. However, I’ve never tried the carrot cake as muffins, and this recipe for […]